Special Ed on Hanging Out with 2Pac when Dr Dre Beat Up Dee Barnes (Part 6)

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Special Ed recalled his close friendship with Tupac Shakur, whom he met through Queen Latifah's crew while on tour. Despite the perceived competition in the hip-hop world, Ed remembered camaraderie and genuine happiness for each other's success. He fondly reminisced about his off-camera casual times with Tupac, sharing drinks and laughter. He remembered one memorable instance when he was in L.A and Tupac visited him from the Bay. They went to a party, which turned out to be dreary, so they stayed outside. Unbeknownst to them, an infamous event happened inside - the Dr. Dre and Dee Barnes incident. Both were oblivious to the occurrence until later, which now seems ironic to Ed as Tupac subsequently ended up working with Dr. Dre. Ed believes everybody makes mistakes, and any issues between Dre and Dee should have been resolved long ago.

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